Wednesday, November 28, 2012

RIP Spain Rodriguez, Underground Comix Legend

Underground cartoonist the legendary Spain Rodriguez, the creator of Trashman, died this morning at his home In San Francisco.

Zippy the Pinhead auteur Bill Griffith announced the sad news on Facebook, “Legendary cartoonist Spain Rodriguez died this morning at home in San Francisco. He was a great friend and raconteur--and one of the best cartoonists of his or any other generation. I'll always remember our talks on comics and drawing. He had so much more wonderful work inside him--I'll miss him forever.”

Hailing from Buffalo, New York Spain studied at the Silvermine Guild Art School in New Caanan, Connecticut.

Heading for the happening New York City, during the late 1960s, he became a contributor to the East Village Other and soon published his own underground indie tabloid, Zodiac Mindwarp (1968).

A founder of the United Cartoon Workers of America, he contributed to numerous undergrounds including Zap Comix.

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Don Mangus grew up in Anchorage, Alaska with an grand ambition to join the ranks of successful artists and cartoonists. He's lived in Dallas, Texas since 1974, and worked as Heritage Auctions'Comic Art Expert for 10 years (2004-2014). He wrote up $60 million of original art lots using 6.5 million words.